This document discusses new developments in computer-assisted language learning. It outlines 5 key areas for the future of language education: the learning environment, the teacher, the learner, methodology, and technology. Regarding technology, it describes how mobile devices are poised to become the "PC of Africa" and how their use can transform language learning through mobile-assisted language learning apps.

1. New developments in computer
assisted language learning
EFKF Support & Teach Conference 2011
Ton Koenraad

2. Hogeschool Utrecht
Faculty of Education
MFL methodology, in-service training
e-Projects manager, ICT-Coordinator
1990 - 2011
2005
2009
Kennisbasis-ICT

3. TELLConsult

4. www.koenraad.info / TELLConsult
Tools, CoPs, Activity design, Teacher Ed.,
The TalenQuest Consortium
Research
iTILT
EU-projects:
www.talenquest.nl
www.micall.net
E-CLIL
CATS Project
Council of Europe
www.lquest.net
NIFLAR
3D
ViTAAL

5. ICT & Infrastructure
in developing countries
• One Laptop per Child
•Hole-in-the-Wall Project
• mobile-driven
transformation of poor
countries
(The Economist, 2011)

6. Mobile cellular subscriptions growth
2000 - 2010
• NL: 10.755.000 ---------> 19.310.000
• INDIA: 3.577.095 -------> 752.190.000
• NICARAGUA: 90.294 ----> 3.770.510
• UKRAINE: 818.524 -------> 53.928.830
(International Communication Union, 2011)
“the cellphone is poised to become the 'PC of Africa'”
Merryl Ford (2009)

7. References
Symposium + EU experts
EU: EUROCALL

8. LT CENTENNIAL (2011)
The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
1) the learning environment
2) the teacher
3) the learner
4) the methodology
5) the technology

9. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The learning environment
• Institution ‘school’ to stay
• Increase of digital component, OER
• Blended learning / Future of Textbooks?
• CMC promotes ‘open classroom’ &
‘telecollaboration’
• Tech development faster than school change
• LEs = teaching, learning and evaluation
models - methodological approach +
related technology

10. Open Educational Resources (OER)
LINGUA@NET

11. LMS / VLE + MFL plug-ins

12. WebSwami for oral/aural skills

13. Extensive reading support

14. Telecollaboration

15. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The teacher
•New roles and competences:
– curriculum trajectory design
– project based learning management
–(e)-materials design
– ict tools selection
–open classroom moderation

16. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE
EDUCATION
Teacher competence development
Experiential learning in initial training
Slow Cont. Prof. development (CPD)
PLNs (lists, twitter, CoP, Delicious)

17. Experiential Learning

18. Communities of Practice (CoP)

19. Personal Learning Network:
Sharing Interests & Resource Finds

22. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The learner
Increased use of social media (e.g Facebook)
More informal learning (e.g. gaming, fan fiction)

23. Informal Learning:
Language Communities

24. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The methodology
•Content driven
•Task-supported
•Targeted at Language use
•CLIL
• MFL methodology development:
more input from SLA research & learning theories
needed

25. The FUTURE of LANGUAGE EDUCATION
The technology
• CMC (synchronous and asynchronous)
• WEB 2.0
• IWBs
• Mobile technologies
•
WEB 3.0
• Adaptive software

26. Oral synchronous communication

27. 3 D worlds for cultural info and ICC competence development
through encounters and events

28. Simulations for practice and
assessment of oral skills
Chatterdale

29. Mobile Assisted Language Learning
(MALL)
APPS for:
-Dictionaries
-Vocab development (flashcards)
-Games
-Grammar-focus
-Listening
-Reading (Literature)
-Text comprehension
-Access to LMS (Moodle, courseware)

30. Current availability of APPs

32. Points for discussion/reflection
• Analysis of local needs to define Project
Learning environment
• EFKF’s role in provision of e-facilities
• Skills development of project volunteers and
local staff
• Quality Assurance: e.g. Project evaluation